New pretty Gamaguchi wallets added

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Nishijin-ori silk-made small Gamaguchi wallets added.
Their dimensions are approximately 9 cm (W) x 5 cm (D) x 6 cm (H) (3.5" X 2.0" X 2.4"). These wallets are suitable for carrying small items and accessories.
The are made of fine textile for Kimono, and the textile patterns are authentic, traditional and beautiful. Nishijin-ori is a long-history weaving method in Kyoto and is loved especially by ladies from its beauty and high quality.
Please visit the Gamaguchi category page here to look at these wallets.

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New leather handbags added

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We added five unique leather bags. These handbags were handcrafted for our shop by a craftsman named Shibata-san from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. His concept of making handbags is to combine leather and Japanese traditional design textiles. He looke for antique Kimono silk fabrics and embed them in the leather bags, which he is good at making.
Please enjoy the unique and sole design.  

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New Nishijin-Ori silk bags added

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We have added new silk-made handy bags. They are simple case style bags for carrying small items, and the dimensions are  approximately 23 cm (W) x 14 cm (H) x 1.3 cm (D). These bags are made of  "Nishijin-Ori" silk textiles. Nishijin-Ori is the textile brand from Kyoto used for Kimono for a long time. The designs on these bags are unique and antique, and we hope to contribute to your fashion scene.

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New hemp noren added

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We have added new hemp noren curtains. These noren were manufactured by a lady named Nagano -san who resides in Uji city, Kyoto Prefecture. She has been engaged in "Yuzen-zome" dyeing and noren manufacturing through her carrier, and she has a noren studio in Uji city. Besides her studio, her son also has his own studio of wooden furniture.
"Yuzen-zome" is a dyeing method for Kimono wear. She hand-paint each noren by applying this method. Please enjoy the artistic works of these noren!

Wild Geese

Kyoto Mountains

Bokashi or graduated colors

Rising sun

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New sensu fans added

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We have added seven new sensu fans. This time, we added light colored sensu for the coming northern hemisphere's spring and summer.
Three are elegant silk made sensu with antique designs. Since silk-made, the fans are half-transparent.  Two are off-white color sensu either of a kingfisher or swallows designs. They are partially cut-out on the design parts. Other two are lady's sensu either of a pink color or light purple color.

Silk sensu with dragonflies

Silk sensu with bamboo leaves

Silk sensu with a dragon

Partially cut-out design of a kingfisher

Partially cut-out design of swallows

Rabbits and the moon

Partially cut-out design of Sakura flowers

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Noren beautifully accentuates European decor

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One of our customers from Europe kindly sent us photographs to show us how beautifully the noren curtains accentuate her decor. She took the photos at both day time and evening time from different angles to deliver all the touch of the noren to us.
Her idea of noren utilization is unique. She decorates a large umbrella design noren at a glass window partition between a study room and a living room. In this way, she can protect both her privacy and sunshine reflection to TV screen. Her idea is more brilliant when she hangs the bamboo design noren in the back of a piano in the center of the living room. The bamboo noren will add some mood when playing the piano.
A noren is originally a doorway curtain for a partition, but it is all up to your idea how to use it. A noren is also nice for a tapestry purpose of wall decoration.
Here, the customer gave us a great hint of a combination of European living culture and the Japanese oriental taste by her word "When East meets West".
We thank the customer again for sending all the photos and moreover for creating ideas of noren utilization. Nothing is more pleasant for us than customers' feedback.

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Sakura flowers now in full bloom

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As always, we are presenting photos of Sakura flowers of this year 2014. The photos were taken on March 31st and April 1st in Tokyo. The weather was very nice on these days. We hope you will enjoy the beautiful flowers.

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